Hey everyone! I'm not super tech-savvy, so I hope I can explain this well. For the past couple of months, my laptop has been acting up with some screen glitches and trouble turning on. A technician suggested it might be due to voltage issues, but he wasn't entirely sure. It was working okay for a while, just a bit slow when opening programs. But today, when I tried to open FL Studio to work on my music, I got the message 'Boot device not found.' I think it's a BIOS issue. I followed all the troubleshooting steps on the HP website but nothing seems to help. I ran a system diagnostics and everything came back fine, except for the memory test, which indicated no hard drive detected. I'm guessing my SSD isn't recognized, but I'm not sure. Can anyone help me fix this or at least retrieve my data? I appreciate any advice!
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Just a heads up, your SSD is indeed considered a hard drive. If the system doesn’t detect it, a few things could be going wrong.
- **Dust:** Sometimes a simple cleaning can help. Unplug the SSD, check for any dust, and then reinstall it.
- **Driver Issues:** It’s possible your SSD drivers are causing issues, and you might need a bootable USB to repair them (which you can create on another computer).
But really, start with cleaning—dust can be a common culprit in laptops!
Just so you know, it might not be dust—often it's the SSD itself that has failed. If it’s not detected at all, there's a high chance it’s dead.
It sounds like your SSD isn't being detected, which could mean a couple of things. First, you should try booting from a live operating system like Hiren's Boot CD (based on Windows 11) or Ubuntu. These can run from a USB stick and can help you access your files if the drive is still there. If the drive still isn’t accessible and your data is crucial, you might need to remove it and connect it to another device to check if the drive itself is the problem or if it's your laptop's motherboard that's faulty.
Thanks!! I'll try this!!
Thank you so much!! I'll try this as well and see if it works!!